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crash
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Noun
  • (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
    • the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since
  • the act of colliding with something
    • his crash through the window
    • the fullback's smash into the defensive line
  • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
  • a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
    • they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane
  • a loud resonant repeating noise
    • he could hear the clang of distant bells
Verb
  • sleep in a convenient place
    • You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable
  • stop operating
    • My computer crashed last night
    • The system goes down at least once a week
  • undergo a sudden and severe downturn
    • the economy crashed
    • will the stock market crash again?
  • hurl or thrust violently
    • He dashed the plate against the wall
    • Waves were dashing against the rock
  • cause to crash
    • The terrorists crashed the plane into the palace
    • Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost
  • enter uninvited; informal
    • let's crash the party!
  • make a sudden loud sound
    • the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night
  • occupy, usually uninvited
    • My son's friends crashed our house last weekend
  • break violently or noisily; smash;
  • move violently as through a barrier
    • The terrorists crashed the gate
  • undergo damage or destruction on impact
    • the plane crashed into the ocean
    • The car crashed into the lamp post
  • move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
    • The car crashed through the glass door
  • fall or come down violently
    • The branch crashed down on my car
    • The plane crashed in the sea
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